As part of the BBC's CountryFile Ramble, Active Crich for Everyone have organised a Community Walk with foraging expert Brendon McDowell. 

Fusion forager AKA Brendan McDowell is a Forest School leader, community grower, creative facilitator, mushroom enthusiast and forager. As a nature lover Brendan's passion is to teach and inspire people to engage with the natural world. From learning to grow and cook vegetables and mushrooms, to searching out wild plants and fungi for food and craft.

Join the gathering on Sunday 10 October, 2.00 pm at the corner of Top Hagg Lane, Fritchley.

We will take a gentle stroll through Fritchley Meadows and into the woods and back and anticipate that the ramble will take around 2 hours.

The event is free of charge, however, donations to Children In Need are welcomed.

The ground is uneven and therefore unsuitable for wheelchairs and prams. Please wear suitable weather appropriate clothes and shoes.

If you have any questions please contact active.crich@gmail.com

If you follow Crich Community Facebook chatter, then you will know that there has been quite a lot of comment on whether or not the grass is too long in St Mary’s churchyard. 

St Mary’s PCC are talking to Amber Valley Council about the matter of who is responsible for managing the churchyard. 

Meanwhile, there will be a work party day – open to all comers with their garden tools – on the morning of Satuday 30 October from 9.00 am and an afternoon session from 2.00 pm.  As it is Half Term on that day, children (supervised by their adults) are very welcome to join in!

An exhibition of the Royal Family Tree designed and complied by Grange Genealogy will be held at All Saints Church Hall, Holm Lane, South Wingfield, DE55 7NY on

Saturday 18th September from 10am – 4pm

Sunday 19th September from 12 noon – 4pm.

The exhibition will include the family tree, showing all the family connected to Queen Elizabeth II and Price Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, going back to Queen Victoria. The chart shows all descendants and stretches to just over 8 meters in length. 

There is an accompanying guide book which includes indexes to everyone listed and gives some further details of each person and their immediate family. There will be copies for sale on the day and an opportunity to find out more about exploring your own family tree.

Admission £3 on the door.

All admission fees will be donated to All Saints Church.

Go to: https://www.grangegenealogy.co.uk/all-saints-exhibition/ for more information

• Download the Royal Family Tree Exhibition Leaflet

The Autumn Community Art Sharing organised by Art Share Crich is just around the corner. The event is taking place on the weekend of 16th & 17th October at The Glebe Field Centre.

It promises to be an event for the whole community to enjoy, with art works made by members of the community, displayed alongside professional artwork by local artist collective ArtStand, who are holding an exhibition and art sale at the same time.

The event is free of charge, suitable for the whole family and refreshments will be available.

Saturday, 16 October from 11.00 am to 5pm

Sunday, 17 October from 10:30 am to  5pm

If you would like to share your art at the event please send a photo or description of your work to Clare Limb clarelimb68@gmail.com with a brief explanation of how it made you think or feel when you made it.

All artforms welcome, including craft work. 

Please ensure that your work is suitable for a family audience.

Fritchley Church is open again!

Following on from the successful refurbishments of the Village Hall during lockdown, we’re planning some redecorations to the Church later this year, which are planned to be completed in time for the December Christmas Celebrations and Carol Service

Why not join us? – we meet on the first Sunday of every Month from 2.30pm for about an hour.

Our current schedule is:

Sunday September 5th

Sunday October 3rd

Sunday November 7th

Sunday December 5th

Christmas Carol Service date TBA

You will find our Church to be full of life, fun and laughter.

We are a family friendly and even dog friendly church (why not bring your dogs along to the Service during your walk – muddy boots welcome!), there’s no ‘in crowd’ here, we welcome new people each week so why not try Church and come along to one of our Sunday gatherings.

Finally please remember we can host weddings, funerals and baptisms and you are all welcome for the December Christmas Celebrations and Carol Service.

Contact us at:

Rev Stella Wallace-Tween wallacesew@aol.com

Ian Chinn ichinn@tiscali.co.uk ”